Rivers Keywords 1

Which of the following is the definition of geology?

• Rock type

• Average weather conditions

• Human land uses

• Geographical processes

Which of the following is the definition of climate?

• Rock type

• Average weather conditions

• Human land uses

• Geographical processes

What is a drainage basin?

• The journey of the river from source to mouth

• A sink in your bathroom

• The area of land where all flowing surface water coverges to a single point

• The point where the river meets the sea

What is the long river profile?

• The journey of the river from source to mouth

• A sink in your bathroom

• The area of land where all flowing surface water coverges to a single point

• The point where the river meets the sea

Which of the following is the definition of the river mouth?

• Where the river flows into the sea

• A river which flows into another (larger) river

• The point where two or more rivers meet

• The upland area where the river begins

Which of the following is the definition of the river source?

• Where the river flows into the sea

• A river which flows into another (larger) river

• The point where two or more rivers meet

• The upland area where the river begins

Which of the following is the definition of the confluence?

• Where the river flows into the sea

• A river which flows into another (larger) river

• The point where two or more rivers meet

• The upland area where the river begins

Which of the following is the definition of the tributary?

• The dividing line between one drainage basin and another - a ridge of high land

• A river which flows into another (larger) river

• The point where two or more rivers meet

• The upland area where the river begins

Which of the following is the definition of the watershed?

• The dividing line between one drainage basin and another - a ridge of high land

• A river which flows into another (larger) river

• The point where two or more rivers meet

• The upland area where the river begins

What is the land like if it is 'boggy'?

• The land is dry

• The land is wet

• The land is hilly

• The land is flat